Hand signals-how do you teach them ?
Hand signals-how do you teach them ?
I am ready to start my youngest dog on hand signals for blind retrieves.
I have taught two dogs hand signals in the past and did "ok" but could have done better I think.
I used the baseball method. Is there a better way ?
If not are there any tricks to polish them up ?
I have taught two dogs hand signals in the past and did "ok" but could have done better I think.
I used the baseball method. Is there a better way ?
If not are there any tricks to polish them up ?
Re: Hand signals-how do you teach them ?
What's the baseball method ?
I use the signal when the dog's already doing it.They learn quickly that way. I want him to turn left at the barn say, so when he looks back, I give a high pointing left hand signal.
I use the signal when the dog's already doing it.They learn quickly that way. I want him to turn left at the barn say, so when he looks back, I give a high pointing left hand signal.
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Re: Hand signals-how do you teach them ?
I used the baseball diamond method when training my last lab and it worked great. He picked it up quick. I don't know if there is another method but I don't think you can go wrong with it either.
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Re: Hand signals-how do you teach them ?
With my hands LOL sorry
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Re: Hand signals-how do you teach them ?
If you're talking about a retriever, then yes, the baseball diamond is the best method.
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Re: Hand signals-how do you teach them ?
Do a search on evan graham's baseball
Re: Hand signals-how do you teach them ?
heres a link, you could contact mike lardy for his dvd/manual, my friend who runs labs recommends mr.lardys methods HIGHLY ....ruth
http://www.totalretriever.com/index.php ... &Itemid=79
http://www.totalretriever.com/index.php ... &Itemid=79
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Re: Hand signals-how do you teach them ?
Hand signals is just the start of having a handling gundog. Retriever pups start three-handed casting (and sometimes walking baseball) at 12-14 weeks old. The real handling skills come from working with and through a program - if you're interested in going that far with it, get the materials recommended above.
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